60LPower of police to evacuate or to take other steps concerning persons

#### 60L Power of police to evacuate or to take other steps concerning persons 60L Power of police to evacuate or to take other steps concerning persons > > (1) A directing officer may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so for the purpose of protecting persons from injury or death threatened by an actual or imminent emergency, direct, or authorise a police officer to direct, a person to do any or all of the following— > > > > > (a) to leave any particular premises and to move outside the danger area, > > > > > (b) to take any children or adults present in any particular premises who are in the person’s care and to move them outside the danger area, > > > > > (c) not to enter the danger area. > > > (1A) A directing officer may, if satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for doing so for the purpose of protecting persons from chemical, biological or radiological contamination, direct or authorise a police officer to direct, a person who may have been subjected to such contamination to do any or all of the following— > > > > > (a) to remain in a particular area, > > > > > (b) to remain quarantined from other persons, > > > > > (c) to submit to decontamination procedures. > > > (2) If a person does not comply with a direction given under this section, a police officer may do all such things as are reasonably necessary to ensure compliance with it, using such force as is reasonably necessary in the circumstances. > > > (3) The regulations may limit the circumstances, and regulate the manner, in which the powers conferred by this section may be exercised. > > > (4) Neither this section nor section 6 of the [Police Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1990-047) imposes a duty on a police officer to use force to ensure compliance with a direction under this section. > > > (5) (Repealed) > > **s 60L (previously s 60A):** Ins 1990 No 48, Sch 1. Renumbered 1994 No 23, Sch 1 (2). Am 1995 No 91, Sch 1 \[32\]; 2002 No 115, Sch 2 \[1\] \[2\]; 2011 No 62, Sch 3.33; 2018 No 59, Sch 1 \[29\] \[34\].